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Chico Machado

Francisco Alves Machado Neto (legal name)
11 elections between 1996 and 2026 · latest party PL
51 years old in 2026 · Male · Higher education, complete
Deputado
Candidate for State Deputy · Rio de Janeiro · 2026 elections · PL · no. 22611
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Chico Machado (PL) was elected state deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2026, with 50,664 votes, according to the final results from Brazil's Superior Electoral Court (TSE). Chico Machado (Francisco Alves Machado Neto) ran in 11 elections between 1996 and 2026, for state deputy, mayor and city councillor. He was elected 7 times: state deputy in 2026, 2022 and 2018; city councillor of Macaé in 2012, 2008, 2004 and 1996. The highest vote was in 2026, for state deputy for RJ: 50,664 votes. In the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, directed R$ 8.8 million in 49 state amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets, to 17 municipalities; 27% of this amount has already been paid. In the 2026 campaign for state deputy for RJ, reported R$ 674 thousand in income: R$ 601 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 3 thousand de outras campanhas and R$ 70 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 403 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 193 thousand), third-party services (R$ 80 thousand) and activists and street mobilization (R$ 29 thousand). Partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 18/10/2026: the campaign finance report for this election is still in progress. In previous campaigns, already closed, spent R$ 743 thousand in 2022 (55% on advertising with printed materials) and R$ 765 thousand in 2018.

State Deputy · 2026
50,664
votes · RJ
ELECTED
Term ends in 2030
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Vote trend across elections

50,664 votes in 2026 (elected) · 11 elections

The votes of Francisco Alves Machado Neto in each election they ran in, from oldest to most recent. All on the same scale (the highest vote recorded); the color shows the office.

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The longest bar (the one that goes all the way) is the highest vote recorded for any office, elected or not; it works as a ruler, and all the other bars are proportional to it (the longer the bar, the more votes). What shows whether the person was elected is the fill, not the length: filled (colored) bar = elected; only the dashed outline = not elected; "to the runoff" = went to the runoff. From oldest (top) to newest. Click a bar to see the result of that election. The campaign finance report of each candidacy is in the list below.

Campaign funding

2026 (partial): R$ 674 thousand in income · R$ 403 thousand em gastos contratados

Chico Machado reported income and spending to the TSE in 7 campaigns: city councillor in Macaé (RJ) in 2008 and 2012, state deputy for Rio de Janeiro in 2014, 2018, 2022 and 2026, and mayor in Macaé (RJ) in 2016. The amounts are those of the time of each campaign, not adjusted for inflation. In the most recent campaign, in 2026, reported R$ 674 thousand in income: R$ 601 thousand from the Electoral Fund (FEFC), R$ 3 thousand de outras campanhas and R$ 70 thousand from own funds. Contracted spending totals R$ 403 thousand, mainly on advertising with printed materials (R$ 193 thousand) and third-party services (R$ 80 thousand); R$ 242 thousand has already been paid. In 2022, 55% of the R$ 743 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials; in 2018, 46% of the R$ 765 thousand in spending went to advertising with printed materials. 2026 amounts are partial, according to the TSE data of 18/10/2026.

Income in 2026R$ 674 thousandpartial, until 18/10/2026
Spending in 2026R$ 403 thousandcontracted, partial; R$ 242 thousand paid
Spending in 2022R$ 743 thousandcampaign closed; all paid
Campaigns7from 2008 to 2026

Fundraising, where the money came from:

  • Electoral Fund (FEFC)
  • Party Fund
  • Other resources from the party and other campaigns
  • Donations from individuals (includes crowdfunding)
  • Companies (until 2014)
  • Own funds
2026partialState deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 674 thousand
no donations from individuals
FEFC 89% · party and other campaigns less than 1% · own funds 10%
Spending contracted
R$ 403 thousand
paid so far: R$ 242 thousand (60%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 193 thousand47.9%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 80 thousand19.9%
  • Activists and street mobilizationR$ 29 thousand7.1%
  • Content boostingR$ 26 thousand6.3%
  • 8 other categoriesR$ 76 thousand18.8%
2022State deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 745 thousand
43 individual donors
individuals 83% · own funds 17%
Spending contracted
R$ 743 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 408 thousand54.9%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 228 thousand30.7%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 16 thousand2.1%
  • Legal servicesR$ 15 thousand2.0%
  • 9 other categoriesincludes R$ 32 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 76 thousand10.3%
2018State deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 837 thousand
donations from individuals
Party Fund 12% · party and other campaigns 22% · individuals 11% · own funds 55%
Spending contracted
R$ 765 thousand
all paid (100%)
  • Printed materialsR$ 352 thousand46.0%
  • Election polls or testsR$ 150 thousand19.6%
  • StaffR$ 97 thousand12.7%
  • Transportation or travelR$ 58 thousand7.5%
  • 12 other categoriesincludes R$ 7 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 108 thousand14.1%
See the 4 previous campaigns
2016Mayor, Macaé (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 537 thousand
7 individual donors
individuals 2% · own funds 98%
Spending contracted
R$ 536 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 272 thousand50.7%
  • Advertising with stickersR$ 156 thousand29.1%
  • Third-party servicesR$ 45 thousand8.4%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 33 thousand6.2%
  • 4 other categoriesR$ 30 thousand5.6%
2014State deputy, Rio de JaneiroSee donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 633 thousand
32 individual donors
individuals 63% · companies less than 1% · own funds 37%
Spending contracted
R$ 633 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 237 thousand37.5%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 111 thousand17.5%
  • Vehicle lending or rentalR$ 108 thousand17.0%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 73 thousand11.5%
  • 10 other categoriesincludes R$ 1 thousand entered as "miscellaneous, to be specified"R$ 104 thousand16.5%
2012City councillor, Macaé (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 271 thousand
40 individual donors
party and other campaigns less than 1% · individuals 16% · companies 5% · own funds 79%
Spending contracted
R$ 143 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 72 thousand50.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 35 thousand24.4%
  • Publicidade por placas, estandartes e faixasR$ 18 thousand12.4%
  • Property rentalR$ 12 thousand8.5%
  • 2 other categoriesR$ 6 thousand4.5%
2008City councillor, Macaé (RJ)See donors and spending ›
Raised
R$ 70 thousand
13 individual donors
individuals 94% · companies 5% · own funds less than 1%
Spending contracted
R$ 70 thousand
the TSE does not publish the amount paid for this year
  • Printed materialsR$ 32 thousand45.2%
  • Fuel and lubricantsR$ 11 thousand15.7%
  • Encargos financeiros e taxas bancáriasR$ 1 thousand1.6%
  • 1 other categoryR$ 26 thousand37.5%

Source: campaign finance reports filed with the TSE (open data). Radar do Voto has these data from 2006 on in general elections and from 2008 on in municipal elections; earlier campaigns do not appear. 2026: partial amounts, according to the TSE data of 18/10/2026; 2022: TSE data of 13/09/2026; 2018: TSE data of 13/09/2026. Contracted spending is the total of the expenses the campaign reported; paid is the part already settled (the TSE only publishes the paid amount from 2018 on). The spending categories are the TSE's; the detail by supplier is in the dashboard. Corporate donations have been prohibited since 2015.

See donors, suppliers and spending ›

Legislative amendments

R$ 8.8 million directed · 27% paid · 49 amendments in 17 municipalities

Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro. For information only, based on public data1 · summary and analysis generated with AI2 · may be out of date3 · approximate state figures4

In the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro, Chico Machado directed R$ 8.8 million in 49 state amendments to the 2024 to 2026 budgets (legislative term 2023 a 2026), to 17 municipalities. As of the data collection at the source, 27% of this amount had been paid. The agency that received the most was Fes (42%). The cities that received the most were Macaé, Conceição de Macabu and Cachoeiras de Macacu.2

SponsoredR$ 8.8 million2024 to 2026 budgets
PaidR$ 2.4 million27% of the amount directed
Amendments49state
Municipalities17different
By budget year
BudgetSponsoredPaid% paidAmendmentsMunicipalities
2026R$ 3.2 millionR$ 150 thousand5%2010
2025R$ 2.9 millionR$ 2.2 million77%1911
2024R$ 2.7 millionR$ 00%106
TotalR$ 8.8 millionR$ 2.4 million27%4917

Agencies that received the most

  1. 1FesR$ 3.7 million42.2%
  2. 2SeeducR$ 2.6 million30.0%
  3. 3SegovR$ 1.6 million18.7%

Municipalities that received the most

  1. 1MacaéR$ 4.7 million53.0%
  2. 2Conceição de MacabuR$ 653 thousand7.4%
  3. 3Cachoeiras de MacacuR$ 500 thousand5.7%

Source: ALERJ / SEPLAG-RJ — Emendas parlamentares impositivas (bases de detalhe 2024-2026 + execução), organized by Radar do Voto. The total leaves out blocked amendments and caucus, committee and rapporteur amendments, which do not have a single author. "Paid" is the current stage of each amendment at the source.

See all amendments in the Amendments Radar ›

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    Disclaimer. Information for reference only, organized by Radar do Voto from public data. It does not replace checking the original source: the transparency portal of the Rio de Janeiro state government and the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro. Radar do Voto is not responsible for decisions made based only on this information. ↩

  2. 2

    Analysis generated with AI. The summary and analysis texts in this section were generated with the help of artificial intelligence from these data and may contain inaccuracies. When in doubt, the numbers from the original source prevail. ↩

  3. 3

    May be out of date. Committed and paid amounts change during the year, and this section may not reflect the most recent publication from the source. ↩

  4. 4

    About the state data. Each state publishes legislative amendments in its own format, with different levels of detail and publication deadlines. That is why there may be amendments without an identified municipality, amounts reallocated to another purpose and payments that only appear at the source some time later. The state figures in this profile are an approximation: before any formal use, check the transparency portal of the Rio de Janeiro state government and the Legislative Assembly of Rio de Janeiro. ↩

Candidacies

11 candidacies · elected in 2018, 2022 and 2026

This person's history at the polls, from the most recent candidacy to the oldest.

G é Eleição Geral: presidente, governador, senador e deputados. L é Eleição Local (municipal): prefeito e vereador. De 1933 a 1990 o TSE não publica cargo municipal, então esses anos são todos G.

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